Non-refillable bottle.



a 0 9 1 9. T G O D E T N E T A P R A L L 0 O S R T 0 5 2 3 8 N NON-REPILLABLE BOTTLE. APPLICATION FILED APR. 5. 1906.

WI/Fahd WITNESSES:

NVE/VTOR UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Oct; 9, 1906.

Application filed April 5, 1905. Serial No. 310,122.

To (ZZZ whom/it may concern:

Be it known that I, THoMAs F. SCOLLARD, a citizen of the United States, residing at arsaw, in the county of Kosciusko and State of Indiana, have invented a new and useful N on-Refillable Bottle, of which the following is a specification.

hereinafter fully This invention relates to non-refillable bottles, jugs, and other liquid-containing vessels, and has for its object to provide a comparatively simple, inexpensive, and eflicient vessel of this character which cannot be refilled without danger of detection, thereby effectually preventing the fraudulent substitution of an inferior grade of goods for that originally contained in the bottle.

A further object of the invention is to generally improve this class of devices, so as to increase their utility, durability, and efficiency, as Well as to reduce the cost of manufacture.

With these and other objects in view the invention consists in the construction and novel combination and arrangement of parts described, and illustrated in the accompanying drawings, it being understood that various changes in form, proportions, and minor details of construction may be resorted to within the scope of the appended claims.

In the accompanying drawings, forming a part of this specification, Figure 1 is a longitudinal sectional view of a non-refillable bottle constructed in accordance with my invention. Fig. 2 is a similar view showing the bottle inverted and in position to discharge the contents of the same. Fig. 3 is a longi tudinal sectional view showing the manner of closing the bottle when a portion of its contents has been discharged. Fig. 4 is a perspective view of the spring clamping-ring detached.

Similar numerals of reference indicate corresponding parts in all of the figures of the drawings.

The bottle consists of a body portion or liquid-containing chamber 5, the neck of which is reduced at 6 and thence curved laterally, as indicated at 7, and provided with a terminal inwardly-extending flange 8, preferably disposed at the mouth of the neck, as shown.

Seated in the contracted portion of the neck 6 is a stopper 9, formed of cork, rubber, or other suitable material, and detachably secured to said stopper is a second stopper 10,

per 9 is seated in formed of glass, porcelain, or other vitrified material. The lower end of the stopper 10 is provided with a depending lug or spur 11, adapted to pierce the stopper 9, whereby longitudinal movement imparted to one of said stoppers will cause a corresponding movement of the other. The lug 11 by engagement with the cork or stopper 9 also serves to prevent the latter from falling within the liquid-containing receptacle when said stopper is moved to opened or inoperative position. The stopper 10 is formed with an enlarged head 12, the walls of which are provided with an annular groove or recess 13, in which is seated a split clamping ring or member 14:, adapted to engage the flange 8 when the lower stopthe contracted portion of the neck, and thus prevant the withdrawal of said stoppers.

Secured to the side walls of the lower stopper 9 are spring lockingepins 15, the free ends of which are normally disposed in grooves or recesses 16 when said stopper is seated in the contracted portion of the neck of the bottle, but are free to expand laterally when the stopper is moved downwardly to open posi' tion within the liquid-containing chamber, as best shown in Fig. 3 of the drawings. The spring locking-pins 15 by engagement with the walls of the liquid-containing receptacle serve to space the lower stopper 9 from the neck of the bottle when the latter is inverted, so as to permit the contents of the bottle to flow through said neck to the discharge end of the latter. The spring locking-ring 1 1, in addition to preventing the Withdrawal of the stopper 10, serves as a valve for the neck of the bottle when the lower stopper 9 is in open position, thus preventing the introduction of liquid through the neck of the bottle should an attempt be made to fraudulently refill the same.

In filling the bottle the liquid is introduced through the mouth of the neck, and after the bottle is full the cork or stop er 9 is inserted in the contracted portion of the neck and the stopper 10 forced downwardly through the mouth of the bottle until the spring clampingring engages the lower edge of the flange 8, w en the spur or lug 11 pierces the stopper 9, thus preventing the withdrawal of said stoppers through the mouth of the neck. When it is desired to discharge the contents of the bottle, the lower stopper 9 is moved to open position within the liquid-containing receptacle 5 by exerting a downward pressure on the stopper 10, after which the bottle is inverted, which causes the pins 15 to engage the adj acent walls of the liquid-containing receptacle, and thereby permit the liquid to flow'through the neck of the bottle to the discharge-opening. As soon as the bottle is again placed in an upright position the clamping-ring 14 will engage the correspondingly inclined walls of the neck of the bottle and close the latter, so as to prevent any attempt to refill the same. After a portion of the contents of the bottle has been discharged the latter may be temporarily closed or sealed by means of an auxiliary stopper or cork 17, inserted in the mouth of the bottle, as best shown in Fig. 3 of the drawings.

Attention is called to the fact that by having the side walls of the spring clamping-ring l4 inclined or beveled, as indicated at 18, said ring is free to contract when passing the flange 8, but will exp and and engage the lower walls of said flange when the pressure is re- I moved from the ring.

From the foregoing description it will be seen that there is provided an extremely simle and inexpensive closure admirably adapted for the attainment-of the ends in view.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed is-' 1. A bottle having a neck and provided with a liquid-containing chamber, a plurality of'stoppers seated within the neck, one of which is movable to'open position within said chamber, and means carried by the stopper and adapted to engage the walls of the liquid-containing chamber r'or supporting said stopper in open position.

I 2. A bottle having a neck and provided with a liquid-containing chamber, a plurality of united stoppers seated within the neck and forming a closure for the mouth of the neck and chamber, respectively, one of said stoppers being movable to open position within. said chamber,-- and spring locking-pins carried by said stopper'and adapted to engage the adjacent walls of the bottle for supporting the stopper in open position.

3. A bottle having a neck and provided with a liquid-containing chamber, a plurality of'stoppers seated within the neck, one of which is movable to open position within said chamber, means carried by said stopper and engaging the walls of the chamber for holding said stopper in open position, and an expansible ring carried by the adjacent stopper and adapted to engage the walls of the neck forpreventing the withdrawal of the stopper.

4. A bottle having a liquid-containing pers chamber and provided with a neck, a portion of which is contracted, a plurality of stopseated in the neck and engaging the mouth and contracted portions of the neck, respectively, one of said stoppers being movable to open position within the chamber, and means carried by said stopper and adapted to engage the adjacent walls of the bottle for supporting said stopper in open position.

5. A bottle having a neck and provided with a liquid-containing chamber, a plurality of stoppers seated in the neck, one of said stoppers being provided with an expansible ring adapted to engage the walls of the neck when the adjacent stopper is moved to open position within the liquid-containing chamber.

6. A bottle having a neck provided with a terminal inwardly-extending flange, a plurality of stoppers seated within the neck of the bottle, one of said stoppers being movable to open position within the liquid-containing receptacle and the adjacent stopper being provided with an expansible ring adapted to engage the flange.

7. A bottle having a liquid containing chamber and provided with a neck the walls of which are curved laterally and terminate in an inwardly-extending flange, a plurality of stoppers seated within the neck, one of said stoppers being formed with a terminal lug adapted to pierce the adjacent stopper and provided with an expansible ring for engagement with the flange, formed in one of said stoppers, and spring locking-pins seatedin said grooves and adapted to engage the interior walls of the liquidcontaining chamber when the stopper is moved to open position.

8. A bottle having a liquid containing chamber and provided with a neck having a contracted portion, a plurality of stoppers seated within the neck of the bottle, one of said stoppers being movable to open position within the liquid-containing chamber and provided with laterally-extending pins adapted to engage the interior walls of said chamber, and the adjacent stopper provided with an expansible ring adapted to form a closure for the contracted portion of the neck when the opposite stopper is in open position.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own I have hereto afflxed my signature in the presence of two witnesses.

THOMAS F. SCOLLARD.

Witnesses:

HOMER M. NELSON, ROY MASSENA.

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